--- title: "Erica Beard: elected School Trustee, Delta 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates/erica-beard" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:01:02.342Z" meta: description: "Elected School Trustee in the Delta 2026 election with 13,052 votes, 2nd of 18 (official count). Erica Beard was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education..." "og:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Delta 2026 election with 13,052 votes, 2nd of 18 (official count). Erica Beard was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education..." "og:title": "Erica Beard: elected School Trustee, Delta 2026" "twitter:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Delta 2026 election with 13,052 votes, 2nd of 18 (official count). Erica Beard was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education..." "twitter:title": "Erica Beard: elected School Trustee, Delta 2026" --- School Trustee · Delta 2026 # Erica Beard - Elected, School Trustee13,052 votes, 2nd of 18. Official count, City of Delta. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/results#school-trustee) Re-elected school trustee of Delta on October 17, 2026, with 13,052 votes, second of the 18 trustee candidates. A trustee since 2018 and the Board's vice-chair from 2022 to 2023, she ran with Achieving for Delta on reading, writing and math, protecting classroom supports when budgets are tight, and clear, accountable Board decisions. Erica Beard was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education on October 17, 2026, with 13,052 votes in the City of Delta's official count, second of the 18 candidates for seven seats. The Chief Election Officer declared the result on October 21, 2026. The City's candidates page prints Achieving for Delta as her elector organization; she and Joe Muego were the two of its seven trustee candidates elected. The Delta School District's trustee page gives 2018 as the year she was first elected, and its post of November 9, 2022 records her election as vice-chair for the year that followed. The North Delta Reporter reported her first election in October 2018 with Achieving for Delta. By her own account she is a registered nurse who manages an oncology program. In the Reporter's questionnaire she named strong reading, writing and math skills, protecting classroom supports while planning responsibly, and clear, accountable Board decisions as her priorities. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Achieving for Delta2026 ![Erica Beard, from Achieving for Delta.](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/images/candidates/erica-beard-640.webp) *Erica BeardSchool Trusteev.* [Image: Achieving for Delta](https://www.afdelta.com/team-member/erica-beard/) Promise tracker ## 11 promises. What Erica has done since. Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it. -
No action yet**Ask how each budget decision affects students and the people who support them**Board governance · Own promise In the North Delta Reporter's questionnaire she wrote that when budgets are tight she will keep asking how each decision affects students and the people who support them, and will support longer-term financial planning and clear public discussion of the choices before the Board. > “When budgets are tight, I’ll keep asking how each decision affects students and the people who support them.” No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Erica Beard (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Identify learning gaps early, with literacy screening for every elementary student**Programs · Party platform Achieving for Delta's school trustee platform promises to identify learning gaps early and get students the right support at the right time. The North Delta Reporter reported that the slate's release of September 21, 2026 commits to literacy screening for all elementary students, which it said then covered kindergarten to grade 3. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Expand Math Minds to every elementary school, with measures of how well it works**Programs · Party platform The North Delta Reporter reported that the slate's release commits to expanding the Math Minds program to all elementary schools and developing clear metrics to measure it. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Strengthen support for diverse learners, with an annual review of staff ratios**Inclusion · Party platform The platform promises to strengthen accessibility and support for diverse learners and to focus resources on the people, programs and tools that help students take part. The Reporter reported a commitment to an annual review of staff-to-diverse-learner ratios in Inclusive Education, including education assistants. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Fund the Justice and Equity Action Plan and the Accessibility Plan**Inclusion · Party platform The North Delta Reporter reported that the slate's release commits to strong funding of the district's Justice and Equity Action Plan and Accessibility Plan so learners with challenges can thrive without systemic or physical barriers. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Protect teachers, education assistants and classroom resources when budgets are tight**School funding · Party platform The platform promises to look for efficiencies across the district while protecting teachers, education assistants, student services and classroom resources, and to manage reserves carefully so short-term decisions do not create long-term pressure. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Strengthen three-year financial planning, with zero-based budgeting at least once a term**School funding · Party platform The platform promises to strengthen three-year financial planning and prepare for rising costs. The Reporter reported commitments to zero-based budgeting at least once per term and to spending down reserves while keeping a strong contingency. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Freeze district rental and facility fees for 2026/27**Facilities · Party platform The North Delta Reporter reported that the slate's release commits to freezing school district rental fees and facility fees for 2026/27. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Share costs with the City of Delta and senior governments to improve school and community facilities**Facilities · Party platform The platform promises to work with the City of Delta and other governments to share costs and improve school and community facilities together, naming the Seaquam Secondary track as the model. The Reporter reported a commitment to seek provincial and federal funding for capital projects such as the Sunshine Hills Elementary playground. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Safer routes to school, with a trustee on Council's Transportation Advisory Committee**Safe schools · Party platform The platform promises to work with the City of Delta and other partners on crossings and sidewalks and to address traffic and safety concerns near schools. The Reporter reported commitments to promote Safe Walk to School Routes and to ask the City to add a trustee or designate to Council's Transportation Advisory Committee. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Open budget discussions, strong financial oversight and clear reporting**Board governance · Party platform The platform promises to support open budget discussions, strong financial oversight and clear reporting so the community can understand the choices facing the Board. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform (opens in a new tab).
01 / Introduction ## About Erica Beard Erica Beard was re-elected to the Delta Board of Education on October 17, 2026. The City of Delta's official count gives her 13,052 votes, second of the 18 candidates for seven seats, and the Chief Election Officer declared her elected on October 21, 2026. The North Delta Reporter reported that this was 7.98 per cent of the ballots cast for trustee and that she and Joe Muego, both running with Achieving for Delta, each won another term, while the slate's third sitting trustee, Nimmi Daula, did not. The Reporter reported on October 21, 2018 that she was one of three Achieving for Delta candidates elected to the Board that year, and the Delta Optimist reported that she was new to the Board then. The District's post of November 9, 2022 says she was sworn in as a returning trustee and elected vice-chair for the year ahead, and its post of November 8, 2023 says Joe Muego took the role after her. The Optimist reported in October 2022 that she ran again with Achieving for Delta, and in June 2026 that she was one of three sitting trustees on the slate's 2026 team. The District's trustee page lists her as liaison trustee for Seaquam Secondary and five elementary schools. By her own account, in the Reporter's questionnaire and on the Achieving for Delta team page, she has lived in Delta all her life, graduated from Delta schools, has two children in the district, and is a registered nurse whose work has covered clinical practice, education, leadership, operations and patient safety; in the questionnaire she gave her occupation as oncology program manager leading a national team of pharmacy experts. The District's post of November 2022 describes her as a registered nurse. voche.me has not checked her nursing registration or her employer. In the Reporter's questionnaire she named three priorities: supporting students to build strong reading, writing and math skills; protecting classroom supports while planning responsibly for the future; and making Board decisions clear and accountable. She wrote that when budgets are tight she will keep asking how each decision affects students and the people who support them, and will support longer-term financial planning and clear public discussion of the choices. In the slate's platform release of September 21, 2026, the Reporter reported, she said learning gaps must be found early. The Achieving for Delta school trustee platform carries the slate's promises, listed on this page as the organization's. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Strong reading, writing and math skills In the Reporter's questionnaire she named this first. In the slate's platform release she said learning gaps must be found early, before small challenges grow, so students get the right support at the right time. [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Erica Beard (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-erica-beard/) 02 ### Protect classroom supports while planning responsibly Her second priority. She wrote that when budgets are tight she will keep asking how each decision affects students and the people who support them, protecting teachers, education assistants, student services and classroom resources wherever possible while looking for savings elsewhere, and will support longer-term financial planning. [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Erica Beard (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-erica-beard/) 03 ### Clear and accountable Board decisions Her third priority. She wrote that families and staff deserve to understand both the pressures the Board faces and the decisions it makes, with clear public discussion of the choices. [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Erica Beard (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-erica-beard/) [Achieving for Delta school trustee platform](https://www.afdelta.com/platform/school-trustees/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Researched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's declaration of results, results by polling location, declaration of candidates and candidates page; the Delta School District's trustee page and its posts of November 2022 and November 2023 on the election of the chair; her Achieving for Delta team page and the slate's school trustee platform; her VoteMate page; the North Delta Reporter's questionnaire and its reports of October 21, 2018, September 22 and October 18, 2026; and the Delta Optimist's reports of October 2018, September, October and November 2022 and June 2026, each read from an Internet Archive copy because the Optimist's article pages refuse scripts. Her years on the Board and her year as vice-chair come from the District's own pages. Her nursing career and her present job are her own account. No social media account of hers was found on her VoteMate page or the slate's page, so none was read. The Board's minutes were not read for this page. No report of a 2026 all-candidates meeting quoting her was found. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2018 to now ### Trustee, Delta Board of Education The District's trustee page gives 2018 as the year she was first elected, and the North Delta Reporter reported her election that October with Achieving for Delta. She was re-elected in 2022 and 2026. [Delta School District · Trustees](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/board/trustees/) 2022 to 2023 ### Vice-chair, Delta Board of Education The District's post of November 9, 2022 records her election as vice-chair for the year that followed, under chair Val Windsor. The Optimist reported the same from the inaugural meeting. [Delta School District · Inaugural Board Meeting and the Annual Election of the Chair and Vice Chair, November 9, 2022](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/inaugural-board-meeting-and-the-annual-election-of-the-chair-and-vice-chair/) Now ### Registered nurse and oncology program manager By her own account, in the Reporter's questionnaire and on the slate's team page. The District's post of November 2022 describes her as a registered nurse. voche.me has not checked her registration or her employer. [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Erica Beard (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-erica-beard/) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Erica Beard directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Erica Beard's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
How did Erica Beard do in the 2026 Delta municipal election? Erica Beard was elected School Trustee with 13,052 votes, 2nd of 18 in the official count. The City of Delta published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Erica Beard? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Erica Beard's own campaign.
What party did Erica Beard run with? Erica Beard ran for School Trustee with Achieving for Delta.
Does Erica Beard currently hold public office? Yes. Erica Beard currently serves as Trustee, Delta Board of Education.
How many sources does this Erica Beard profile cite? This profile lists 19 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Erica Beard's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Erica Beard in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Erica Beard ran in? The 2026 Delta municipal election, including the School Trustee race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Delta · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Declaration%20of%20Official%20Election%20Results%20for%202026%20General%20Local%20%26%20School%20Elections.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Delta · 2026 General Local and School Elections, Results by Polling Locations ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Results%20by%20Polling%20Location_0.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Delta · Declaration of Candidates, September 11, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/2026%20Declaration%20of%20Candidates_September%2011%2C%202026%20%40%20401%20pm.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Delta · Candidates, 2026 General Local Election ](https://www.delta.ca/elections/candidates)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta School District · Trustees ](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/board/trustees/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta School District · Inaugural Board Meeting and the Annual Election of the Chair and Vice Chair, November 9, 2022 ](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/inaugural-board-meeting-and-the-annual-election-of-the-chair-and-vice-chair/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta School District · Annual Election of the Delta Board of Education Chair and Vice Chair, November 8, 2023 ](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/news/annual-election-of-the-delta-board-of-education-chair-and-vice-chair/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Achieving for Delta · Meet Erica Beard, for School Board ](https://www.afdelta.com/team-member/erica-beard/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Achieving for Delta · 2026 School Trustee Platform ](https://www.afdelta.com/platform/school-trustees/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [VoteMate · Erica Beard, Achieving for Delta for Delta School Board, 2026 BC Local Elections ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13217)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta school trustee candidate Erica Beard (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-school-trustee-candidate-erica-beard/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta releases school trustee platform, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/22/achieving-for-delta-releases-school-trustee-platform/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Melissa Granum is Delta's new mayor, by James Smith, October 18, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/18/melissa-granum-deltas-new-mayor/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [North Delta Reporter · Achieving for Delta could implement big changes after council majority, school board votes, by Grace Kennedy, October 21, 2018 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2018/10/21/achieving-for-delta-could-implement-big-changes-after-council-majority-school-board-votes/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Achieving for Delta announces full election team, June 9, 2026 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/achieving-for-delta-announces-full-election-team-12391799)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Val Windsor elected school board chair, by Ian Jacques, November 9, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/val-windsor-elected-school-board-chair-6079387)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Many questions for Delta school board candidates at debate, by Sandor Gyarmati, October 4, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/many-questions-for-delta-school-board-candidates-at-debate-5905179)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Candidate bio: Erica Beard (her own statement), September 5, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/2022-civic-election/candidate-bio-erica-beard-5842185)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Delta Optimist · Three new faces on Delta board of education, by Sandor Gyarmati, October 23, 2018 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/municipal-election-archive/three-new-faces-on-delta-board-of-education-3086303)Checked October 30, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Achieving for Delta: Meet Erica Beard](https://www.afdelta.com/team-member/erica-beard/) [Delta School District: Trustees](https://www.deltasd.bc.ca/board/trustees/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates) [School Trustee**Ammen Dhillon**](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates/ammen-dhillon) [School Trustee**Jesse Bierman**](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/candidates/jesse-bierman) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Erica Beard a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/delta-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.